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Arena Futebol Muleke
Spectators: 8008 (Terracing: 6008, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) João Augusto Barral made the kick off and thus started the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomás Martins in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Osvaldo Neto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Reynaldo Astrada made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hortêncio Mandrak in the 5th minute. After a rather tough play, Os 11 garotos's Tao Li Zhen got a free kick in the 12th minute. Osvaldo Neto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomás Martins in the 15th minute of the match. After 17 minutes Skull Sport F.C's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ma Lang Liang who took care of the corner kick. After a defensive mix-up in Skull Sport F.C's zone, Ma Lang Liang stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Reynaldo Astrada came out of the goal and Ma Lang Liang tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Skull Sport F.C's Reynaldo Astrada got control of the ball when Hortêncio Mandrak tried to sneak it across the goal line. Osvaldo Neto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cui Xiang Zhen, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Osvaldo Neto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Osvaldo Neto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomás Martins took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Osvaldo Neto. Osvaldo Neto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 46th minute Cui Xiang Zhen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldo Neto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ma Lang Liang in the 47th minute of play forced Skull Sport F.C's goalkeeper Reynaldo Astrada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Hortêncio Mandrak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reynaldo Astrada having to interfere. Ma Lang Liang recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 60thth minute of the game Hortêncio Mandrak who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Skull Sport F.C's Reynaldo Astrada was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Os 11 garotos were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after Skull Sport F.C's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ma Lang Liang took the corner. The audience was convinced that Hortêncio Mandrak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Reynaldo Astrada was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. In the 70th match minute, Os 11 garotos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anísio da Rocha to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás Martins in the 71st minute of play forced Os 11 garotos's goalkeeper Osvaldo Neto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás Martins in the 73rd minute of play forced Os 11 garotos's goalkeeper Osvaldo Neto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Osvaldo Neto was a little too slow when Cui Xiang Zhen got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 74th minute. The score was now 0-2. Hortêncio Mandrak might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Reynaldo Astrada. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hortêncio Mandrak ran back to his position shaking his head. When Ma Lang Liang came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Os 11 garotos fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ma Lang Liang couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ma Lang Liang in the 83rd minute of play forced Skull Sport F.C's goalkeeper Reynaldo Astrada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Magno Gaspar made a great header on Os 11 garotos's corner, it was just that Skull Sport F.C's Reynaldo Astrada managed to reach the ball for a save. Reynaldo Astrada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hortêncio Mandrak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute of the match Os 11 garotos got a corner. Skull Sport F.C's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ma Lang Liang ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Skull Sport F.C's goalie and right to Ma Lang Liang. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Skull Sport F.C's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Reynaldo Astrada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hortêncio Mandrak in the 89th minute of play. 96 minutes into the match, Skull Sport F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Hortêncio Mandrak came free, but Reynaldo Astrada reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.